218 STRAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06785241 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-07
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-81.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £81,362

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£81k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£104k-£73k-£42k-£11k£20k£52kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-49.3k£-69.7k
Current assets£41.8k£51.5k
Net assets£-81.4k£-104.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-29
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-28
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-01
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    DINGLE, Jonathan Crispin appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    HARVEY, John Philip resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-11-30
    ➖
    BELL, Judith Heather resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-06
    ➕
    HARVEY, John Philip appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-05
    ➕
    BELL, Judith Heather appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-10
    ➖
    DINGLE, Timothy Thomas resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-01-10
    ➖
    DINGLE, Timothy Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2010-09-16
    ➕
    DINGLE, Timothy Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2009-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 218 STRAND LIMITED
  26. 2009-01-07
    ➕
    DINGLE, Jonathan Crispin appointed
    director
  27. 2009-01-07
    ➕
    DINGLE, Timothy Thomas appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Crispin Dingle
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4th Floor, 218 Strand
London
WC2R 1AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DINGLE, Jonathan Crispin→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
DINGLE, Jonathan Crispin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-01-07
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Active
DINGLE, Timothy Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-07 · resigned 2011-01-10
Resigned
HARVEY, John Philip→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
BELL, Judith Heather→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned
DINGLE, Timothy Thomas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2011-01-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/08/2010—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03